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Manchester United To Allow Rooney Join Boyhood Club Everton For Free (Read)

Manchester United are reportedly set to allow striker Wayne Rooney to return to his former club, Everton at the end of the season.

The Independent UK claimed that sources within both camps say a deal is “likely to happen.”

Rooney left Everton in July 2014 to join Manchester United.

Also the Red Devils are believed to have agreed to waive any transfer fee for the 31-year-old forward, while Rooney himself will half his current salary packet to sign a £150k-a-week deal with the Blues.

United had allegedly been happy to sanction a move to the Far East in the January transfer window, but reports have since emerged that Rooney held off on moving to China after supposedly having his interest piqued about Everton’s enquiry into his availability.

The newspaper further claimed that the Toffees have already made a prospective offer to Rooney, and that the England international’s head was turned after hearing rumours that the Goodison Park-based outfit had been running the rule over bringing him back to the club for “a few months.”

However, Everton boss Ronald Koeman recently told ​ Sky Sports that he would like to bring Rooney back to Merseyside, and stated his belief that the Everton youth product had much more to offer the Premier League.

Koeman said, “I believe that Wayne Rooney is still playing on a high level. I think he made a good choice to stay at Manchester United and stay in the Premier League.

“I think he still has two or three years in front of him to play on a high football level. Okay, what will happen at the end of the season I don’t know but in my opinion who can make Everton stronger than it currently is.

“It’s all about what the player likes and what Manchester United needs to do. We are not involved in that project. Every player that we believe can make Everton stronger is welcome.”

Barcelona forward Neymar has revealed his ambitions to play in the Premier League, admitting desire to play under Pep Guardiola or Jose Mourinho.

The 25-year-old arrived at the Camp Nou in 2013 from Santos and has gone on to form a formiddable partnership with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the deadly attack combo, but there were reports last summer that the Brazilian was considering his future at the Camp Nou, with suggestions of a move to the Premier League or Paris Saint Germain being in the offing.

Neymar in a recent interview with the Sun, confessed his love for the Premier League and even revealed his desire to play under Guardiola or Mourinho.

He said: “The Premier League is a championship that amazes me.

“I like the playing style and the teams. And who knows, someday, I would like to play at it, yes.

“I admire Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool — these are the teams that are always there fighting.